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Household of William Nairn (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Nairn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nairn, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Nairn, born in 1848 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Rachel (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Jessie Dunning, born in 1879 in England.


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William Nairn's household

Male

William

Nairn

Head
Female

Barbara

Nairn

Wife
Female

Rachel

Nairn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Nairn

Daughter
Male

George

Nairn

Son
Female

Jessie

Dunning

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Nairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nairn

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Nairn

Wife

Married

33

1848

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Nairn

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Nairn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Nairn

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dunning

Niece

-

2

1879

England

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